Problem

Source: CWMO 2005-2

Tags: geometry, circumcircle, similar triangles, geometry solved



Given three points $P$, $A$, $B$ and a circle such that the lines $PA$ and $PB$ are tangent to the circle at the points $A$ and $B$, respectively. A line through the point $P$ intersects that circle at two points $C$ and $D$. Through the point $B$, draw a line parallel to $PA$; let this line intersect the lines $AC$ and $AD$ at the points $E$ and $F$, respectively. Prove that $BE = BF$.